Páfi

Old Norse Dictionary - páfi

Meaning of Old Norse word "páfi"

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

Old Norse word páfi can mean:páfi

páfi
a, m. [papa; Dan. pave; cp. Germ. pfaff]:—a pope, Grág. ii. 165, Nj. 281, Landn. (pref.); páfa boð, boðskapr, a papal message, Ann. 1310, Fms. x. 8, Bs., Ann., passim.
páfi
COMPDS: páfabann, páfadómr, páfadæmi, páfafundr, páfagarðr, páfalauss, páfaligr, páfastóll, páfatala, páfatíund, páfatrú, páfaveldi, páfavilla.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛒᛅᚠᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

cp.
compare.
Dan.
Danish.
f.
feminine.
Germ.
German.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
pref.
preface.

Works & Authors cited:

Ann.
Íslenzkir Annálar. (D. IV.)
Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
Landn.
Landnáma. (D. I.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
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